The US Youth Soccer Association voted that the Maryland State Youth Soccer Association would be the host of the 2014 US Youth Soccer National Championships.  The US Youth Soccer National Championship Series, the country’s most prestigious national youth soccer tournament, will take place at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Germantown, Maryland the last full week of July 2014. 

Congratulations to the DSC Alliance Galaxy and the Crofton A3 United on winning the 2013 Region I Presidents Cup this past weekend. Both teams will now travel to Auburndale, Florida on July 11-14, 2013 to compete for a National Championship! The Maryland State Youth Soccer Association is proud of your recent accomplishments and wishes you both the best of luck. Click here to view their championship team photos.

Congratulations to the 2013 Maryland State Cup Champions! Everyone from the Maryland State Youth Soccer Association is excited for your most recent accomplishment and wishes you the best of luck as you travel to Kingston, Rhode Island on June 27-July 2, 2013 to compete in the 2013 US Youth Soccer Region I Championships!  For a list of champions and team photos please click here.

Recognition was given to 2 Maryland referees for their outstanding service.  Greg Watson and Rebekah Friedrich were honored at the annual Oldtimers Soccer Association of Maryland Hall of Fame dinner.  Read more.

Maryland State Youth Soccer is proud to recognize those who volunteer their time to help develop youth soccer and enrich the community.

Please download nomination forms and send them into the state office by July 15, 2013 for consideration. (updated 5/13/2013)

The MSYSA Executive Board voted and passed the acceptance of copies for Proof of Age. This revised policy will become effective on January 1, 2013. To read more on this change, please click here.

  MSYSA Policy on payment of Independent Team fees affect approval of roster and passes.  For more information, please click here.

Many of our affiliates might not be aware of the policy surrounding participation in a non-sanctioned event or how it affects their teams/players.  Please continue to read concerning participating in non-sanctioned events and the forms needed.

Starting September 1, 2012, it will no longer be required that US Youth Soccer member passes have player/official signatures on the cards.

Also starting Fall 2012, it will be required for all affiliates to administer background checks for their recreational officials. It will not be required that the MSYSA vendor be used, but they will need to inform the state of their vendor and record those results in our online system.

          Please be advised that on July 30, 2011 the US Youth Soccer membership met at the US Youth Soccer AGM in Phoenix, Arizona and voted to make changes to the National Championship Series (NCS) by increasing the roster size and instituting a club pass policy.  Click here for more information.